T20 Blast
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T20 Blast is England and Wales' professional domestic Twenty20 cricket competition featuring county teams in a fast-paced, short-format tournament.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| T20 Blast canonical | 15 |
| Friends Life t20 | 1 |
| NatWest T20 Blast | 1 |
| North Group of the T20 Blast | 1 |
| Vitality Blast | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3962474 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: T20 Blast Context triple: [Middlesex County Cricket Club, competition, T20 Blast]
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A.
2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament held in Australia featuring the world’s top men’s teams competing for the sport’s premier short-format global title.
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B.
ICC World Test Championship
The ICC World Test Championship is an international league competition organized by the ICC to determine the world’s best Test cricket team over a multi-year cycle.
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C.
Champions League Twenty20 2010
Champions League Twenty20 2010 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament featuring top domestic teams from major cricketing nations, ultimately won by the Chennai Super Kings.
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D.
Big Bash League (historical)
Big Bash League (historical) is Australia’s professional domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, featuring city-based franchises and known for its fast-paced, entertainment-focused format.
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E.
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India featuring franchise teams representing various cities and regions, known for its high-profile players, intense competition, and massive global viewership.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: T20 Blast Target entity description: T20 Blast is England and Wales' professional domestic Twenty20 cricket competition featuring county teams in a fast-paced, short-format tournament.
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A.
2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament held in Australia featuring the world’s top men’s teams competing for the sport’s premier short-format global title.
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B.
ICC World Test Championship
The ICC World Test Championship is an international league competition organized by the ICC to determine the world’s best Test cricket team over a multi-year cycle.
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C.
Champions League Twenty20 2010
Champions League Twenty20 2010 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament featuring top domestic teams from major cricketing nations, ultimately won by the Chennai Super Kings.
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D.
Big Bash League (historical)
Big Bash League (historical) is Australia’s professional domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, featuring city-based franchises and known for its fast-paced, entertainment-focused format.
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E.
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India featuring franchise teams representing various cities and regions, known for its high-profile players, intense competition, and massive global viewership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Twenty20 cricket competition
ⓘ
domestic cricket competition ⓘ professional sports league ⓘ |
| administeredBy | England and Wales Cricket Board ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Vitality Blast
ⓘ
linked to:
T20 Blast
|
| ballType | white cricket ball ⓘ |
| broadcastIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | domestic ⓘ |
| competitionType | league and knockout ⓘ |
| confederation | European Cricket Council ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| features |
Finals Day
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group stage ⓘ knockout stage ⓘ |
| format | Twenty20 ⓘ |
| governingBody | England and Wales Cricket Board ⓘ |
| hasFeature | music and entertainment at grounds ⓘ |
| hasGenderCategory | men's competition ⓘ |
| hasObjective | to determine domestic T20 champions of England and Wales ⓘ |
| hasRule |
fielding circle
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free hit after no-ball for overstepping ⓘ powerplay fielding restrictions ⓘ |
| inception | 2014 ⓘ |
| influenced | The Hundred ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Twenty20 Cup ⓘ |
| matchDuration | approximately three hours ⓘ |
| matchType | limited overs ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 18 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | England and Wales Cricket Board ⓘ |
| oversPerSide | 20 ⓘ |
| participants | first-class county cricket clubs ⓘ |
| playedAt | night under floodlights ⓘ |
| predecessor | Twenty20 Cup ⓘ |
| previousName |
NatWest T20 Blast
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linked to:
T20 Blast
|
| previousSponsor | NatWest ⓘ |
| region | England and Wales ⓘ |
| replaced |
Friends Life t20
ⓘ
linked to:
T20 Blast
|
| sponsor | Vitality ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
family spectators
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younger fans ⓘ |
| typicalSeason | English summer ⓘ |
| venueType | county cricket grounds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: T20 Blast Description of subject: T20 Blast is England and Wales' professional domestic Twenty20 cricket competition featuring county teams in a fast-paced, short-format tournament.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Oval cricket ground
linked to: T20 Blast
linked to: T20 Blast
linked to: T20 Blast